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To: Ausdauer who wrote (28)	12/30/1998 11:50:00 AM
From: Eric L	Respond to of 45

Although somewhat dated Security Dynamics discusses (real or imagined) barriers to smart card entry in a white paper located at: securid.com It is interesting to note however that smart cards are a billion dollar business and are experiencing exponential growth. Standards are pretty well in place. The availability of low cost readers (PC/SC compliant) helps remove some barriers (particularly in the US where the smart card has considerably less exposure than elsewhere in the world) and this is SCM's space. Two good sites for information on smart card readers are: microsoft.com smartcardsys.com SCM's principal competitors are: Bull CP8, a Bull Company Gemplus Hewlett-Packard Company Litronic Rainbow Technologies SCM Microsystems Siemens Nixdorf Schlumberger Toshiba Utimaco Safeware, AG - Eric -